Improvement in head-rests



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MAHLON WARNE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 108,308, dated October 11, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HEAD-RESTS.

IBhe Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and part of the same.

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Nature and Object of the Invention.`

My invention consists of an improvement in headrest, adapted especiallyfor the use of railroad-passengers on night-trains, and consists inconstructing the rest, as fully described hereafter, so that it may bereadily divided into sections, which, when packedv together, occupy butlittle space, the rest being rendered more portable and better adaptedfor transportation than those made in the usual manner.

.Description of thc'Accompang/ing Drawing. Figure 1 is a perspectiveview, illustrating the method of using my improved head-rest;

Figure 2, an enlarged perspective view of the rest; and' Figures 3 and4, enlarged views of the jointed rods by which the rest is supported.

General Description.

Ony reference to fig. 1, A represents the head-rest proper, whichconsists of a padded band of leather,

, cloth, or other-suitable material, tapering toward both vends wherebutton-holes a a are formed to receive the of a shape to tit comfortablyagainst the shoulder of the wearer, as shown.

rlhe method of using the head-rest is illustrated so elearly in g. l asto need no minute description.

The portion :c of the band C is passed around the l back of the wearer,the rods placed against the shoulders in front, and the back of theheadadapted to the rest, as shown.

The angle of the rods, and, consequently, the position of the rest, willdepend upon the length of the strap C, but the Latter can be adjusted asrequired by means of the buckle t'.

That port-ion oi' the strap which passes around the front ot' the bodyis not essential, and may be dispensed with.

The head-rest, as above described, is intended principally for the useof railway-passengers on nighttrains, and will enable the head to becomfortably supported above the back of' the seat, while the body is inan easy reclining position, the cramped and unco1nfol'table positionsgenerallyassumed in endeavorillg to rest the head upon the back of theseat being thus avoided.

It will bc seen that, when not desired for use, the rods may be dividedinto sections, the hand a detached, and the whole packed into a smallspace.

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A head-rest, consisting of rods ,B B, band A, and strap c', when thesaid band is detachable from the rods, and each of the latter consistsof two sections,

lunited by a detachable coupling, nt, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to A this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

YVitnesses:

XVM. A. i STEEL, HARRY SMITH.

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